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Full-Text Articles in English Language and Literature
Contributors, Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism
Contributors, Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
A Silence That Wants To Be Heard: Suburban Korean American Students In Dialogue With Invisibility, Dawan Coombs, Hye-Young Park, Bob Fecho
A Silence That Wants To Be Heard: Suburban Korean American Students In Dialogue With Invisibility, Dawan Coombs, Hye-Young Park, Bob Fecho
Faculty Publications
Korean American students experience invisibility and silence as their culture and presence remain outwardly invisible in the mainstream culture of US high schools. This is further exacerbated by the silent response of the dominant population of the school towards these issues. Yet, to an extent, Korean American students find a sense of comfort within that invisibility; less visibility allows more silence and thus more privacy. This qualitative in-depth interview study focuses on developing understandings of Korean American students’ perceptions and negotiations of education in suburban American schools, specifically through the perceptions of two Korean American female students. When viewed through …
Pulling Back The Curtain: Engaging Preservice Teachers In Expert Practices Of Evaluation And Reflection, Dawan Coombs, Jonathan Ostenson
Pulling Back The Curtain: Engaging Preservice Teachers In Expert Practices Of Evaluation And Reflection, Dawan Coombs, Jonathan Ostenson
Faculty Publications
In this article, the authors explore the experiences of preservice teachers in two methods courses that introduced these students to the feedback process and cultivated their teacher identities.
Linguistic Behavior And Religious Activity, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, David Bowie
Linguistic Behavior And Religious Activity, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, David Bowie
Faculty Publications
Studies have found that Mormons and non-Mormons in Utah exhibit significant linguistic differences. We break this down further by investigating whether there are also differences between Mormons who actively participate in the religion and those who do not, and find significant differences with a medium or larger effect size between the groups for multiple variables. We conclude that when investigating the linguistic correlates of religious affiliation in a community, it is vital to elicit not just respondents’ religious affiliations, but also their level of participation within that religion.
First Opinion: Hope And Realism Offered In This Classic Sports Novel, Chris Crowe
First Opinion: Hope And Realism Offered In This Classic Sports Novel, Chris Crowe
Faculty Publications
Robert Lipsyte’s first novel, The Contender, debuted in the fall of 1967, the same year as a handful of other books that would later become classics of young adult literature: S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders; Chaim Potok’s The Chosen; Ann Head’s Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones; and a poetry anthology titled Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle.
Academic Blogging Guidelines, Gideon Burton
Academic Blogging Guidelines, Gideon Burton
Faculty Publications
Welcome to academic blogging. Here is a set of principles and guidelines to get you up and going quickly with blogging. Note that technical details such as how to post are not included. It is assumed you can find online tutorials for these basic steps.
Religion And The Politics Of Time: Holidays In France From Louis Xiv Through Napoleon: Book Review, Muriel Schmid
Religion And The Politics Of Time: Holidays In France From Louis Xiv Through Napoleon: Book Review, Muriel Schmid
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
As the full title indicates, Religion and the Politics of Time is organized chronologically and presents the evolution of the organization of time in France from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. The style of this historical inquiry is very much reminiscent of Michel Vovelle's or Bernard Plongeron's publications on eighteenth-century revolutionary France, both of which are similarly based on extensive archival research. One of the stated goals of the book is "to reexamine the republican calendar in a long-term framework'' (5). Looking at the history that immediately precedes and follows the creation of the republican calendar …
Global And Local Perspectives In Spanish And New World Performances Of Calderon's Four Parts Of The World, Beth K. Aracena
Global And Local Perspectives In Spanish And New World Performances Of Calderon's Four Parts Of The World, Beth K. Aracena
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
The first published collection of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's autos sacramentales(sacred dramas) dates from 1677, during Calderon's lifetime (1600-1681), and includes an explanation of the works penned by this great Spanish dramaturge. In his preface, recognizing that readers may be annoyed at similarities in the printed repertoire of more than seventy autos, Calderon justifies the collection: "The autos were performed but once [sic] a year, and this volume contains works which were produced at intervals over a period of more than twenty years. They were not written to be printed together and read one after another:" Calderon also …
Madonella's Other Convent: "Platonick" Ladies, Randy Rakes, And The "Mahometan" Paradise, Samara Anne Cahill
Madonella's Other Convent: "Platonick" Ladies, Randy Rakes, And The "Mahometan" Paradise, Samara Anne Cahill
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
In eighteenth-century England both the Roman Catholic convent andthe Muslim harem were stereotyped as feminine spaces of religious alterity and sexual subversion. As a result, those who wished to defend women's learning often resorted to complex xenophobic representational strategies as a way of disassociating learned women from these spaces. I argue that the stereotypical "Platonick lady:' as a satirical figure that negotiated both these sites of supposed sexual hypocrisy and foreign dominion, ought to be considered a complex but key trope in the history of feminist orientalism. This is because, in her hypocritical obsession with the disembodied "soul;' the …
Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism (2014), Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism (2014), Criterion: A Journal For Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
"Oppressed With My Own Sensations": The Histories Of Some Of The Penitents And Principled Piety, Robin Runia
"Oppressed With My Own Sensations": The Histories Of Some Of The Penitents And Principled Piety, Robin Runia
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
Many scholars have observed the sentimentalization of the prostitute throughout the eighteenth century, and while this sentimentalization and its connection to the culture of sensibility have been compellingly theorized, the penitent prostitute's relationship to emotion, sensation, and piety has not been fully developed. The Histories of Some of the Penitents in the Magdalen House (1760) constructs an anxious equivalency between emotion and sensation, reflecting the vexed nature of sentimental discourse-the difficulty of distinguishing clearly between sensibility and sensuality. Examining this slippage reveals anxieties about women's abilities to accurately interpret and act upon the sensations of their bodies and their corresponding …
The Eighteenth-Century Novel And The Secularization Of Ethics: Book Review, Mary Ann Rooks
The Eighteenth-Century Novel And The Secularization Of Ethics: Book Review, Mary Ann Rooks
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
For many reasons-including religious reforms and controversies, doubts about the effectiveness of the clergy, the development of scientific advancements and Enlightenment ideologies, and disruptions of class and gender expectations coinciding with the emergence of a consumer economy-it is easy to imagine writers and readers in the eighteenth century searching for a locus of moral authority. The frequency of claims to "entertain and instruct;' a mantra of eighteenth-century prose fiction, indicates a need felt by many authors to address the suspected dangers of novel reading and defend the legitimacy-in part_icular the moral efficacy-of this emergent genre. In The Eighteenth-Century Novel and …
Preface, Brett C. Mcinelly
Preface, Brett C. Mcinelly
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
The first five articles in this volume represent a special section devoted to Eastern and Middle Eastern religions during the Enlightenment. These articles do not so much explore these religions on their own terms as consider how Western thinkers and writers responded to Buddhism, Islam, and other non-European religions; they examine how the religious and philosophical thought of the Far and Middle East, or at least the ways Western writers represented this thought, informed Enlightenment ideas and European religious, cultural, and textual practices. As they point out, non-Western religions often served as a lens through which individuals during the long …
An Introduction To Ignaz Edler Von Born And His Article "Concerning The Mysteries Of The Egyptians", Hans-Wilhelm Kelling
An Introduction To Ignaz Edler Von Born And His Article "Concerning The Mysteries Of The Egyptians", Hans-Wilhelm Kelling
Religion in the Age of Enlightenment
Although well known during his own lifetime as a scientist, author, and promoter of Enlightenment ideals, Ignaz Edler von Born also made a significant impact in his less public life as a Freemason. In 1784 he was both Meister vom Stuhl of the Masonic Lodge "Zur wahren Eintracht" and editor in chief of the Journal fur Freymaurer, published quarterly for just three years by Christian Friedrich Wappler in Vienna. In its very first issue, Born, under the initials I.v.B.M.v.St., Ignaz von Born, Meister vom Stuhl, contributed an article important to the Freemasons titled "Ueber die Mysterien der Aegyptier:" In …
The Look Of Classic Young Adult Literature, Alan Brown, Joan Mitchell, Chris Crowe
The Look Of Classic Young Adult Literature, Alan Brown, Joan Mitchell, Chris Crowe
Faculty Publications
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of ALAN, it seems only appropriate to celebrate the significant contributions of authors who have blazed a trail for the field of young adult literature (YAL) with poignant, raw depictions of the world of adolescents. This trail has evolved over the past 40 years into a multi-lane interstate, crossing borders into current social issues, accelerating to adapt to new technologies, and merging with other genres. While the future of YAL appears limitless, a tribute to these great authors speaks to the unique and powerful attributes that have propelled this field into scholarly debates concerning its …
Blending Informational Texts And Readers Theatre To Promote Authentic Inquiry, Dawan Coombs, Terrell A. Young
Blending Informational Texts And Readers Theatre To Promote Authentic Inquiry, Dawan Coombs, Terrell A. Young
Faculty Publications
Learning with informational texts doesn’t need to be restricted to the recall of information and facts; instead, challenging students to interpret and present their findings in the form of readers theatre performances requires the application of synthesis and analysis skills. This article frames informational texts and readers theatre as complimentary approaches that, when used together, address the demands of the reading, presenting, and writing standards of 21st century English language arts classrooms while also providing opportunities for students to write creativity. Through an example based on a student-directed inquiry of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the authors present an …
Diocletian’S Victory Column And The Rhetoric Of Spectacular Disruption, Richard Benjamin Crosby
Diocletian’S Victory Column And The Rhetoric Of Spectacular Disruption, Richard Benjamin Crosby
Faculty Publications
This essay explores how the powerful system of cultural references in the architecture of Alexandria is disrupted by Roman visual rhetoric. Specifically, the essay closely analyzes Diocletian’s Victory Column, a monument to the third-century Roman ruler who put down an Alexandrian uprising. The authors argue that Rome employed a visual rhetoric of spectacular disruption as a means to insert itself into the city’s historical identity even after its siege created widespread disease and starvation. The essay builds on the substantial scholarship on public memory by describing a kind of rhetoric that poses a political, existential challenge to a reigning cultural …
Learning To "Teacher Think": Using English Education As A Model For Writing Teacher Preparation In The Composition Practicum, Angela Celestine Lankford
Learning To "Teacher Think": Using English Education As A Model For Writing Teacher Preparation In The Composition Practicum, Angela Celestine Lankford
Theses and Dissertations
This study explores the impact of "teacher thinking" exercises in the Composition Practicum as a means of instilling a clearer sense of professional development in graduate instructors. Teacher thinking is a teacher training method that asks the novice instructor to see from the perspective of learners within their writing classrooms. Scholarship on writing teacher preparation programs suggests that English educators regularly employ teacher thinking exercises in the training of secondary school teachers. Teacher thinking has allowed many English education majors to conceptualize and obtain teaching identities by helping them to envision the intricate layers of teaching earlier in their careers. …
Grammar In The Composition Classroom: Rewriting The Tradition, Debra Lynn Reece
Grammar In The Composition Classroom: Rewriting The Tradition, Debra Lynn Reece
Theses and Dissertations
In the last 50 years, the trend in the field of composition pedagogy has turned away from traditional grammar instruction, condemning pedagogical practices that focus on preventing and remediating error. In the early 1960s, Richard Braddock, Richard Lloyd-Jones, and Lowell Schoer invoked the death sentence on traditional grammar instruction: "The teaching of formal grammar has a negligible or, because it usually displaces some instruction and practice in actual composition, even a harmful effect on the improvement of writing" (37-38). Having been enlightened by this scholarship, the field refocused instruction to emphasize elements like writing process, collaboration, modeling, and prewriting, pushing …
Feminist And Non-Feminist Views On Milton's Interpretations Of Paradise Lost And Samson Agonistes: Comparing The Female Characters, Eve And Dalila, Carmen Thorley
Student Works
After the Bible, the most popular source for the story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden would have to be Milton's Paradise Lost. The popularity of this classic epic has brought forth countless interpretations of the story as it was freshly illustrated with the fictional freedom that Milton took. It is likely---and widely believed---that Milton's own views on marriage and women have found their way into his writing, not only with Paradise Lost but with the tragedy Samson Agonistes as well. This paper will point out the effect this lens had on Milton's interpretation of his two …
A "Time-Conscious" Christmas Carol, Jack Lundquist
A "Time-Conscious" Christmas Carol, Jack Lundquist
Theses and Dissertations
Shortly after Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol was released in 1843, a tradition of adaptation began which has continued seemingly unabated to the present day. Consequently, the tale has become so widely known that one is arguably as likely to have first encountered the iconic miser Scrooge through any number of audio-visual adaptations as through the original work itself. Significant critical attention has been paid to the nature of Scrooge's drastic change from miser to philanthropist. Many would argue that the change, happening both literally and figuratively overnight, is not representative of a genuine psychological transformation. On Christmas day, 2010, …
Material Geography, Mountains, And A-Nationalism In Thurman's The Blacker The Berry, Stephanie Jean Burns
Material Geography, Mountains, And A-Nationalism In Thurman's The Blacker The Berry, Stephanie Jean Burns
Theses and Dissertations
Scholars over the last two decades or so have become increasingly interested in methods of interpreting history, society, and literature that do not rely on nationalistic paradigms. One vein of the transnational analytic trend is interested not only in the multiplicity of cultural geographies but also in the materiality of geography. Such critical work is extremely helpful in challenging myopic nationalist readings; yet the materiality of geography used as a theoretical lens has even greater potential. Using geographical formations as a basis for literary analysis can yield a theoretical base that has nothing to do with the borders of nations …
Bridging The Cultural And Educational Gap Between Humanitarian Groups, Researchers, And The Ghanaian People, Aaron Yates, Dr. Beverly B. Zimmerman
Bridging The Cultural And Educational Gap Between Humanitarian Groups, Researchers, And The Ghanaian People, Aaron Yates, Dr. Beverly B. Zimmerman
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During the summer of 2002 I did quantitative research with the HART organization (Humanitarian Aid Relief Team) in Ghana on the spread of Buruli Ulcer (BU). I found that there were cultural barriers that prevented the Ghanaian people from understanding Western concepts of medicine and receiving needed treatment. I have done further qualitative research this year in order to develop a mutual understanding that will help bridge the cultural and educational gap between foreign humanitarian groups (such as HART) and the Ghanaian people. During our research trip to Ghana we found a high incidence of Buruli Ulcer in the village …
Images Of Womanhood In J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Lord Of The Rings, Joy Mcmurray, Dr. Steve Walker
Images Of Womanhood In J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Lord Of The Rings, Joy Mcmurray, Dr. Steve Walker
Journal of Undergraduate Research
J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings continues to rise in stature in the literary world, but it also sustains a significant cultural impact: it was one of the most widely read and influential novels of our time even before the blockbuster films were released. Authors and critics also acknowledge Tolkien’s work as a major influence on the recently expanded fantasy genre, and it is difficult to find a fantasy novel that does not contain significant elements and assumptions initiated by Tolkien. Thus, between these books and his own books, Tolkien has had and will have a great …
Consciousness At The Back Of Things: Hope In Thomas Hardy’S The Dynasts, Andrea Lewis, Dr. C Jay Fox
Consciousness At The Back Of Things: Hope In Thomas Hardy’S The Dynasts, Andrea Lewis, Dr. C Jay Fox
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Thomas Hardy was one of the most successful and significant writers in England during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Though his mother wanted him to pursue a career as an architect, Hardy gave up his position as a draughtsman while in his early twenties when he began to find more success as a writer. By his death at age 87, Hardy had published fourteen novels, several short stories and plays, and hundreds of poems.
Memoir On A Lds Family Of Sisters, Margaret Holsinger Manchak, Dr. Louise Plummer
Memoir On A Lds Family Of Sisters, Margaret Holsinger Manchak, Dr. Louise Plummer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Creative nonfiction has recently become a popular genre of serious literary merit. What exactly is it? True stories using scenes, dialogue, close, detailed descriptions and other techniques usually employed by poets and fiction writers on any subject. This gives the writer great flexibility and power, especially in the LDS context, to tell stories that have purpose and meaning beyond the experiences of the writer. These stories can strike a more universal chord. Memoir falls under the umbrella of creative nonfiction. It is a piece of autobiographical writing drawing from the past. I have undertaken to write a memoir with my …
The Saints Of Southern India, Shauntelle Rowberry-Pallett, Dr. Lance Larsen
The Saints Of Southern India, Shauntelle Rowberry-Pallett, Dr. Lance Larsen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in India for over 100 years. Yet, few people outside of India know anything about the members of the church in India. I first met the LDS church members in India in January of 1999. I was intrigued and inspired by these members who were willing to leave family, friends, religions and homes to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was inspired by this initial visit and with the assistance and encouragement of Dr. David R. Rowberry and President Neal Twitchell, a former mission …